Roger Ballen
Portrait of Sleeping Girl

Portrait of Sleeping Girl

© 2000 Roger Ballen

Portrait of Sleeping Girl
Portrait of Sleeping Girl
ArtistAmerican, active South Africa, born 1950
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of Sleeping Girl
  • from the series: Outland
Date2000
Place depictedAfrica
MediumGelatin silver print with selenium toning
DimensionsImage: 14 3/16 × 14 1/4 in. (36.1 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 15 1/2 in. (40.5 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.601
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Cat's Meow", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 19, 2006-January 15, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "edition 6/35 / printed 2000, Ilford multigrade, selenium toned / title Portrait of Sleeping girl, 2000 / [signature}"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower right: "6890-RBA / P34013"
Signed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "Roger T. Ballen"

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